I recall that this was the default action of Smalltalk? I can't find a reference though, so I am very likely incorrect. In Objective-C nil will absorb any mess

I recall that this was the default action of Smalltalk? I can't find a reference though, so I am very likely incorrect. In Objective-C nil will absorb any messages too, see the section "Sending Messages to nil" in http://developer.apple.com/library/ios/#DOCUMENTATION/Cocoa/Conceptual/ObjectiveC/Chapters/ocObjectsClasses.html http://developer.apple.com/library/ios/#DOCUMENTATION/Cocoa/...